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Don’t assume credit unions are cheaper. We found five of the 10 largest credit unions do not have daily overdraft fee limits. Here’s how to shop around. → Read More
The federal watchdog agency created to protect consumers is not regulating two of the country's fastest-growing financial institutions despite receiving voluminous complaints about them, NerdWallet has found. Escaping scrutiny are → Read More
The federal watchdog agency created to protect consumers is not regulating two of the country’s fastest-growing financial institutions despite receiving voluminous complaints about them, NerdWallet has found. Escaping scrutiny are… → Read More
Companies that promise to slash your student debt have devised a new scheme, partnering with a lender that can force you to keep paying even after you → Read More
Companies that promise to slash your student debt have devised a new scheme, partnering with a lender that can force you to keep paying even after you discover the money… → Read More
A federal watchdog agency is investigating the $8 billion rent-to-own industry — including Rent-A-Center — over questions about unfair, deceptive and abusive practices. → Read More
If you're considering a rent-to-own deal or are already in a contract, here's what you need to know. → Read More
Thousands of Rent-A-Center customers are complaining in growing numbers of harassment and wrecked finances after leasing furniture, electronics or appliances from the Plano-based company. → Read More
Virginia real estate investor Olivia Quinn says she lost her mortgage because Rent-A-Center, the nation’s largest rent-to-own company, failed to correct → Read More
Imagine a store where you can pay as you go with no credit and get brand-name furniture, appliances and electronics for as little as $19.99 a week. → Read More
Thousands of Rent-A-Center customers are complaining in growing numbers of harassment and wrecked finances after leasing furniture, electronics or appliances from the Plano-based company. → Read More
Rent-A-Center harasses customers and wrongly wrecks their credit, government officials and consumer complaints say. → Read More
Customers who believe they got a bad deal or are being treated unfairly can pay off their contracts early or report abuse. → Read More
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has changed the financial lives of millions of consumers. It has saved or returned to Americans nearly $12 billion since 2011. → Read More
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arguably has done as much to change the financial lives of consumers as any other government agency in history. But now it's under threat of being dismantled. → Read More
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has saved Americans billions, but many businesses and congressional conservatives want to eliminate it. → Read More
Allison Goldblatt and her family believed that her elite status as a swimmer would pay her way at the college of her choice. But they found out the truth. → Read More
A push for new facilities and increased aid for athletes has fueled a boom in gifts. But some donors are growing weary of the appeals. → Read More
Athletic departments cover millions of dollars in scholarships for players, but set aside a tiny share of their revenue for academic programs. → Read More
Phyllis M. Wise, who presided over the Salaita affair, said she would leave office next week. → Read More